Great Ethiopian Run (GER)

ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA - NOVEMBER 26: Women's first place winner Zeyneba Yemer (C), second place winner Maryamawit G/Egeziabeher (3rd L) and third place winner Sufan Tesfaye (3rd R) in the Great Ethiopian Run (GER) pose during awards ceremony at Adwa Square in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on November 26, 2017. Total of 44,000 professional and amateur athletes including ones from different countries attended the event. Great Ethiopian Run, an event management company with the mission of staging mass-participation running events in Ethiopia, was started in 2001. In recent years, focus has been on taking mass-participation races to all corners of Ethiopia; developing capacity in the office and event teams which are staffed by Ethiopians; and working with sponsors on a range of publicity campaigns. Since its inception in 2001 Great Ethiopian Run has staged over 100 races in different parts of Ethiopia. (Photo by Minasse Wondimu Hailu/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)